- porculus
- porcŭlus, i, m. dim. [porcus].I.Lit., a young swine, young pig, a porker, porkling, Plaut. Men. 2, 2, 36; id. Rud. 4, 4, 126; Gell. 4, 11, 6.—II.Transf.A.Porculus marinus, a sea-hog, porpoise, Plin. 9, 15, 17, § 45.—B.A hook in a wine - or oil-press, Cato, R. R. 19, 2.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.